Hello and welcome to our first newsletter of 2026!
We haven’t hit your inboxes since December last year but for good reason – things have been busy…
We’ve been sponsoring and speaking at APSE, working through our RouteSmart partner’s re-brand, planning our march webinar on Simpler Recycling and writing about the Local Government reorganisation we’re sure is top of mind for you all.
Throw in some new integrations from Fleetclear and updates to our PowerBI connector and we’ve been kept nicely busy throughout Q1. Read on for the details and get in touch if we can support you at all.
For our second year, Integrated Skills were delighted to act as lead sponsors for the APSE (The Association for Public Service Excellence) Street Cleansing & Street Scene Seminar 2026.
We gathered at the National Conference Centre (Motorcycle Museum) in Solihull on the 5th February and really enjoyed manning our stand and meeting everyone who came to chat with us.
One of our clients, Geoffrey Knight (Environment and Design Manager, Durham County Council) gave a presentation “Sweeping Change: How Technology Is Transforming Street Cleansing Services in Durham”
In this fantastic talk, Geoffrey covered the many areas in which Durham County Council have seen positive changes thanks to integrating technology, including:
A summary of the event can be found here – if you’ve never been along to an APSE event, we highly recommend it.
Our next webinar is on the 26th March 2026.
We’ll be joined by Victoria Crawford our go-to independent waste and resources management consultant, for a comprehensive update on the Government’s Simpler Recycling strategy.
As always, the webinar is free to attend
This session is ideal for anyone involved in Waste Operations or Policy roles who needs a clear summary of the strategy’s current developments and next steps.
Topics will include:
Plus: A live Q&A session – no question is too small!
We are so pleased to welcome some exciting new and rebooted clients:
Our January blog laid out the 5 key challenges faced by Local Authorities who are facing reorganisation:
2 of these 5 key issues rang particularly true of our new client, North Yorkshire Council (the largest authority in England), who are currently utilising our Route Optimisation services.
Our team are working with the Authority to bring together existing waste data from each of the seven ‘legacy’ Council areas’ IT systems to formulate one data set – a ‘single source of truth’.
This is the key requirement for Integrated Skills’ next challenge; to provide ideal waste collection routes across the new authority.
The blog covers why waste and recycling collections are impacted by necessary shake ups, lessons learned from both past and planned reorganisations, and how we can help with the transition:
Introducing Integrated Skills’ vehicle camera partners, Fleetclear.
ISL have been working with Fleetclear to integrate their camera systems with our SmartSuite software.
This useful integration allows back-office teams to view a live feed and also capture footage as needed, improving safety, mitigating the financial risk of insurance claims, and increasing operational efficiency.
Our 6th January article (link below) explains how our new SmartSuite Power BI Connecter makes your operational data work harder for you.
Without any manual exports and no double handling, your teams can turn live SmartSuite data into clear dashboards in minutes.
It’s simple, fast and built for busy services.
The connector gives access to a wide range of data, including:
This means you can create anything from simple management reports to detailed, cross-service dashboards – no matter how complex, your data becomes visual, easy to read and ready to share.
The outcome:
Whether you already use SmartSuite, work with Integrated Skills in another way, or are new to us, Power BI integration could transform how your authority uses data.
We’d love to show you what’s possible.
Our RouteSmart partners from across the pond have informed us of several product name changes, detailed below. Rest assured, there are no changes to the products themselves, the changes are in name only.
You will see these changes reflected on our website, in our communications and in our marketing over the next few months.
“It’s been a great start to the year. We all understand the challenges facing our council clients and they aren’t getting any easier, but it’s inspiring to see how innovation and amazing collaboration are driving real improvements on the ground.” –
Alan Paget , CEO at Integrated Skills
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